Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.57
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c74.s8.57
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**Sirascakra.**—is the smaller halo-circle. Art critics like Grundwedel hold the view that these halos owe their origin from the Greek nimbus. Dr. Bannerjea, however, holds that origenally, it belonged to the astral deities. According to Rao Siraścakra ‘should have the form of a circle or a full blown lotus, eleven angulas in diameter, and should be away from the head by a distance equal to a third of its diameter. This halo circle is attached to the back of the head of images by means of a rod whose thickness is equal to one-seventh of the diameter of the śiraścakra’.